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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Hi all,



While i was driving my 93 FD, i felt the steering moving from one side to the other..... After checking the front wheels, i found out that my upper ball joint is very loose and need to change it. The problem is that the ball joint is embedded in the upper control arm so i can't change it. Tried to search for two new control arms but didn't find to buy.



Could i change the ball joint in some way or the other? Or can someone tell me where i can buy these upper control arms....



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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanrx007' post='867384' date='Apr 9 2007, 03:14 PM

Hi all,



While i was driving my 93 FD, i felt the steering moving from one side to the other..... After checking the front wheels, i found out that my upper ball joint is very loose and need to change it. The problem is that the ball joint is embedded in the upper control arm so i can't change it. Tried to search for two new control arms but didn't find to buy.



Could i change the ball joint in some way or the other? Or can someone tell me where i can buy these upper control arms....



Thanks
You can't just replace just the ball joint alone, it's built into the control arm and isn't a seperate unit, you have to buy the entire control arm from Mazda, $$$$$$$$.
Old Apr 17, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Ray Crowe at Malloy Mazda sells them for $250 each. They come with new bushings and all that. Mazda Competition sells them for a little less.
Old May 16, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by alberto_mg' post='868627' date='Apr 18 2007, 02:52 AM

Ray Crowe at Malloy Mazda sells them for $250 each. They come with new bushings and all that. Mazda Competition sells them for a little less.


I have good extra control arms. Shoot me an email.
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